We've been adding features and functionality to our brand new community network map to show in more detail where and what publicly owned networks are building around the United States. Built on a new engine and running from our new database of networks across the country, the new map is an exciting next step in our tracking and storytelling efforts. We're excited to announce that we've added Tribal networks to it. There are 82 active Tribal Internet Service Providers in the United States, returning control of this core service to the people it service.
Navigate the map using the filters on the left or by clicking around with your mouse. Tribal networks initially show up as pins, but when you zoom the reservation shape will resolve. Click on any pin or reservation to see the same details as for our municipal networks: name, community population, business model, and network link. Our Tribal network stat cards also show whether that Tribe participated in the Rural Tribal Priority Window during the 2.5GHz auction in 2020 - a move that has proven to be a critical step for many in serving as the foundation for current and future deployments. If you're interested in combining our map data with your own, or just learning more about the economic, demographic, or other dminensions of the communities these networks serve, we show the Tribe's FIPS code as well.
Municipal, Tribal, cooperative, and nonprofit entities around the country have been on a infrastructure building spree over the last decade, adding dozens of new networks and hundreds of communities to the movement. Today, more than 400 networks offer Internet access to more than 900 communites - with Tribal networks doubling in the last five years.
Have ideas for the map? See any corrections or omissions for us to fix? Email us at broadband@communitynetworks.org.
